Technical Director

4 weeks ago


Santa Monica, California, United States Skydance Full time
Job Title: Technical Director

At Skydance Interactive, we're pushing the boundaries of interactive entertainment. Our agile studio of talented game creators is driven by innovation in game design, technology, and storytelling. Collaboration across disciplines is vital to our success and is at the core of our inclusive culture.

We empower our employees to take ownership of the features they develop and create their own solutions when challenges arise. As our studio grows, we want to bring more risk-takers, innovators, and diverse voices along for the ride as we continue to create games that defy convention and define the future of the medium.

We're currently working on several highly anticipated VR games for emerging platforms. We're seeking a seasoned game Technical Director to lead a team of cross-disciplinary engineers on a game project.

Responsibilities
  • Coordinate with Creative Director, Art Director, Senior Producer, and other project leadership to identify team needs, set team goals, and feature specifications.
  • Implement and oversee the technical direction of game projects, guiding the creative process to achieve high-quality output.
  • Develop high-level strategies and translate them into actionable plans and team capacity.
  • Oversee real-time game, tools/infrastructure, and team workflow.
  • Determine team policy and practice with all technical matters - specs for art and design, code standards, code reviews, etc. within the framework of overall company best practices.
Requirements
  • 10+ years of professional and relevant experience in a game development environment.
  • 2+ years' experience leading an engineering team within a game project.
  • Shipped multiple PC or console games as a Lead or above.
  • Extensive experience leading several engineering teams through a complete development cycle in partnership with co-development or outside vendors or specializes in set-up or release phase of development.
  • Proven track record of managing multiple technical disciplines and guiding teams through various game development cycles.
  • Broad understanding of all major facets of large-scale game engine architecture.
  • Excellent skills in C++ programming and object-oriented architecture.
  • Sound technical judgement in estimating task complexity.
  • Strong personal communication skills.
  • Leadership experience directing other engineers.

The salary range for this position in Los Angeles is $217,000 - $246,000. The salary offered may vary based on the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and relevant expertise, among other factors. The range indicated is for base salary only and does not reflect the total compensation package, including bonus, benefits, etc.

We realize that skills and expertise can come from many different experiences and paths, and we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all of the requirements as written in the job description.



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